Sri Lankans in Bermuda refer to Sri Lankans living in
Bermuda
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. As of 2005, there are an estimated 400 living and working there. Sri Lankans in Bermuda are known for their giving in times of need for
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, such as the
Sri Lankan Civil War and the
Boxing Day Tsunami
An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...
.
In 1979, there were only 6 Sri Lankans living in Bermuda.
Organisations
* Bermuda Help Sri Lanka Relief Fund
See also
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Sri Lankan diaspora
The Sri Lankan diaspora are Sri Lankan emigrants and expatriates from Sri Lanka, and their descendants, that reside in a foreign country. They number a total estimated population of around 3 million.
Expatriate workers
Expatriate workers to ...
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Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of such immigrants). Although this term had historically been used for all the indigenous people ...
References
External links
Asian diaspora in the Caribbean
Ethnic groups in Bermuda
Bermudian people of Sri Lankan descent
Sri Lankan diaspora
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